On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, venom00 <veno...@arcadiaclub.com> wrote: >> It would also be nice if we could include a visual gallery of >> what a sample document might look like? One of the big >> problems for new users is they don't have any idea as a >> default document looks like. As far as they're concerned, >> book (Tufte) is the same as book (Memoir).= > > Well... That's me! :D > > To resume in the start page we want: > > + A list of recently opened documents > + A list of template documents with a quick graphical preview (as a clickable > image or maybe a tooltip?) > + A list of examples > Should be implemented the same as for templates.
> + Links to documentation (from Help menu) > x No RSS > ? Notification of new version available (Win & Mac) > Yes, but also for Linux. It's a good idea to let know that something new is available. > ? Tip of the day: we have a LOT of "hidden" feature, a uninvasive > tip-of-the-day > would be a good way to spread the knowledge of adavanced LyX features > We would need to start compiling such a list. Cheers Liviu > Other ideas? > >> Maybe as a prerequisite to this we should add some sane >> categorization for layouts, something I have in mind >> for a long time. Instead of (mis)using the naming (as >> in "presentation (beamer)"), we should add a tag to >> the layout files, e.g. >> >> ClassType presentation > > Jurgen: do you think you can make the categorization of layouts in a > reasonable > time or should we start using things as they're right now? > > In the following days I'll make a draft widget and I'll post some image. > > venom00 > > -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
